Week 25 Vocabulary Quiz

The water cycle

• is when water heats up and changes from a liquid to a gas
• is when the water cools down and changes from a gas to a liquid
• is the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere
• when water falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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evaporation

• is when water heats up and changes from a liquid to a gas
• is when the water cools down and changes from a gas to a liquid
• is the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere
• when water falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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condensation

• is when water heats up and changes from a liquid to a gas
• is when the water cools down and changes from a gas to a liquid
• is the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere
• when water falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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precipitation

• is when water heats up and changes from a liquid to a gas
• is when the water cools down and changes from a gas to a liquid
• is the change of water from one state to another as it moves between Earth’s surfaces to the atmosphere
• when water falls from the atmosphere as rain, snow, sleet, or hail

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______ - water that soaks into the ground- It is a major source of our drinking water.

• accumulation
• runoff
• groundwater

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______ - where rainwater gathers together on Earth making puddles, ponds, lakes, and oceans. Also known as collection

• accumulation
• runoff
• groundwater

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______ - rainfall that does not become groundwater and travels to the ocean

• accumulation
• runoff
• groundwater

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general pattern of weather in an area over a long period of time (30 years or more)

• weather
• climate

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What part of the water cycle is rain, sleet and snow?

• evaporation
• condensation
• precipitation

• collection

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What part of the water cycle causes water droplets to form on the side of your cup of water?

• evaporation
• condensation
• parcipitation
• collection

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